Italian Flashcards
(105 cards)
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a piacere
A
at pleasure
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affettuoso
A
affectionate, tender
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affrettando
A
hurrying
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all’ongarese
A
in the Hungarian style
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alla turca
A
in the Turkish style
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alla zingarese
A
in the gypsy style
7
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allargando
A
broadening, becoming slower
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allegretto
A
slightly less fast than allegro
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allegro non tanto
A
fast, but not so much
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amabile
A
lovable
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andantino
A
faster than andante
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amoroso
A
lovingly
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animato
A
animated, lively
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calando
A
getting slower and softer
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cantabile
A
in singing style
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campane
A
bell
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comodo
A
leisurely, convenient
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con calor
A
with warmth, with passion
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con brio
A
with vigor and spirit
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dolce
A
Sweet
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dolente
A
doleful, sorrowful
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estinto
A
barely audible
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doppio movimento
A
double speed
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giocoso
A
merry, playful
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gioioso
joyful
25
grazioso
graceful
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l'istesso tempo
same tempo
27
larghetto
slow but less so than largo
28
leggiero
to play lightly or with light touch
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liberamente
freely
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lontano
distant
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lusingando
flattering (coaxing, intimate manner)
32
morendo
dying
33
mesto
sad, mournful
35
mormorando
muttered, murmured (also susurrando)
36
parlando
speaking, in a speech like manner
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perdendosi
gradually, dying away
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pesante
heavy or heavily
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piacevole
agreeable, pleasant
40
rallentando (rall.)
gradually slowing down
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rinforzando (rinf.)
reinforcing
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risoluto
resolute, energetic
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ritenuto
slightly slower, temporarily holding back suddenly
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scherzando
playfully
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sciolto
free, unconstrained, loosely
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scorrevole
scouring
46
senza misura
without strict measure
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semplice
simple, simply
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sforzando (sfz.)
a strong accent
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smorzando (smorz.)
gradually dying away
51
sostenuto (sost.)
sustained, sometimes slacking in tempo
52
strepitoso
noisy, noisily
53
stretto (not fugal)
quicker tempo
54
stringendo
getting faster
55
subito
suddenly
56
tempo giusto
at exact speed/tempo
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tempo primo
first/original tempo
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teneramente
tenderly
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tenuto (ten.)
held
60
veloce
with speed, very fast
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volante
flying, swift
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al segno
to the sign
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appena
scarcely, barely
64
archi
strings
65
assai
very
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attacca
attack
67
col legno
with wood (of the bow)
68
come prima
as before
69
come sopra
as above
70
con fuoco
with fire
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con sordino
with mute
72
corno, corni
horn, horns
73
coro
choir
74
di molto
very
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e poi la coda
and then the coda
76
fagotto
bassoon
77
gran cassa
bass drum
78
ma non troppo
but not too much
79
mano destra (m.d.)
right hand
80
mano sinistra (m.s.)
left hand
81
meno mosso
less movement (slower)
82
mosso
moved, movement, motion
83
muta in D
change to D
84
ossia
or, alternative
85
piatti
cymbals
86
più
more
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più mosso
more movement (faster)
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pochissimo (pochiss.)
extremely little
89
poco
little
90
prima volta
first time, first ending
91
quasi
almost
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segue l'aria
follows the aria
93
sempre
always
94
senza
without
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senza sordino
without mute
96
simile
in similar fashion
97
sul G
on the G [string]
98
sul ponticello
on the bridge
99
tacet
silent (do not play)
100
tema
theme
101
tromba, trombe
trumpet, trumpets
102
tutti
all
103
una corda
a string
104
ut supra
as above, as before
105
volti subito (v.s.)
turn quickly ("immediate page")
